The Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (Dir CPCC) is the head of the
European External Action Service's (EEAS)
Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) who also serves as Civilian Operations Commander (Civ OpCdr). The Civ OpCdr exercises command and control at strategic level for the operational planning and conduct of all civilian crisis management
missions deployed as part of the
European Union's (EU)
security and defence policy (CSDP). The Civ OpCdr is assisted by number of senior policy experts.[1]
1 In the event of a CSDP Civilian Mission also being in the field, the relations with the
Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) and its Civilian Operation Commander (Civ OpCdr), as well as the subordinate Head of Mission (HoM), are coordinated as shown.
2 Other Component Commanders (CCs) and
service branches which may be established.
3 The MPCC is part of the EUMS and Dir MPCC is double-hatted as DGEUMS. Unless the MPCC is used as Operation Headquarters (OHQ), either a national OHQ offered by member states or the
NATO Command Structure (NCS) would serve this purpose. In the latter instance,
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), rather than Dir MPCC, would serve as Operation Commander (OpCdr).
4 Unless the MPCC is used as Operation Headquarters (OHQ), the MFCdr would be known as a Force Commander (FCdr), and direct a Force Headquarters (FHQ) rather than a MFHQ. Whereas the MFHQ would act both on the operational and tactical level, the FHQ would act purely on the operational level.
5 The political strategic level is not part of the C2 structure per se, but represents the political bodies, with associated support facilities, that determine the missions' general direction. The
Council determines the role of the
High Representative (HR/VP), who serves as
Vice-President of the
European Commission, attends
European Council meetings, chairs the
Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and may chair the
Political and Security Committee (PSC) in times of crisis. The HR/VP proposes and implements CSDP decisions.